Justices on the Ballot - Continuity and Change in State Supreme Court Elections

List of contents

Introduction; 1. A tale of two states; 2. Judicial elections then and now; 3. So what, do judicial elections matter?; 4. Contestation and competitiveness in state supreme court elections, 1946-2012; 5. Changes in supreme election campaigns, money, and advertising; 6. Patterns of partisanship in contested elections; 7. Patterns of partisanship in retention elections; 8. Judicial elections in a highly partisan world.

About the author

Herbert M. Kritzer is the Marvin J. Sonosky Chair of Law and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota Law School. Over the last twenty years he has conducted research on the American civil justice system relating to contingency fee legal practice, scientific evidence, and alternative forms of representation, among many other topics. He is the author of six books, including Risks, Reputations, and Rewards: Contingency Fee Legal Practice in the United States (2004).

Summary

This book investigates state supreme court elections in the United States from World War II to the present. Through original analysis of voting returns, campaign budgets, and illustrative case studies, the author shows that elections have become less politicized than commonly believed.

Product details

• Authors: Herbert M. Kritzer, Kritzer Herbert M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781107462991
• ISBN: 978-1-107-46299-1
• No. of pages: 309
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; Law, LAW / General, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Elections & referenda, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Election law